Children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion

In 2025, Malta's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 12.1% compared to 2024, reaching 69.9.

Malta accounts for 95.9% of the EU-27 total of 72.9.

Malta ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 4.5% (from 66.9 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_lm412, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.